📍 Seaview Ln, Shishmaref, Nome Census Area, 99772
Shishmaref School is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Shishmaref, Nome Census Area. The school has 199 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Bering Strait School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
Shishmaref School enrolls 199 students across grades Pre-K–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 12 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 100% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 199 | 100% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
199 of the school's 199 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Shishmaref School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS At-Large.
Shishmaref School is one of 15 schools in Bering Strait School District, based in Unalakleet, Alaska. The district serves 1,745 students district-wide and employs 172 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 199 students, Shishmaref School is larger than the district average of about 116 students per school.